Canary Island flood map & planning overlays
Canary Island is 100% flood-mapped, joint 1st in Victoria.
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A planning-constraint profile of Canary Island
(Loddon, VIC) - 55.92 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
55.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Canary Island's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Canary Island at a glance
How Canary Island is zoned
Selling in Canary Island? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 55.92 km², Canary Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 202,941 m² across 98 parcels.
Who lives in Canary Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Canary Island suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1007, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loddon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Canary Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Canary Island itself.
8,033 in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 10%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Canary Island data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Canary Island address
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Canary Island planning - frequently asked
Is Canary Island flood-prone?
About 100% of Canary Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Canary Island bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Canary Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Loddon average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Canary Island?
The dominant planning zone in Canary Island is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Canary Island have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Canary Island.
What is the typical lot size in Canary Island?
Across 98 surveyed parcels in Canary Island, the median lot size is about 202,941 m².
Is Canary Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Canary Island scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaghur | 6.5 km | 74% | 100% |
| Loddon Vale | 7.1 km | 89% | 100% |
| Appin South | 8.6 km | 98% | 100% |
| Gladfield | 9.3 km | 66% | 100% |
| Yando | 9.4 km | 100% | 100% |
| Minmindie | 11.0 km | 32% | 100% |
| Durham Ox | 13.5 km | 85% | 100% |
| Lake Meran Gannawarra |
13.9 km | 51% | 100% |
| Appin Gannawarra |
14.3 km | 72% | 100% |
| Macorna Gannawarra |
14.4 km | 47% | 100% |